The Ballad of the Lucky Man
She visited me at 15
Like an untasted maelstrom of tempestuous emotions
She whispered like a midnight seductress
So mysterious and so enchanting
She stole my youth away
She dissolved my loneliness
And we were as one
She disappeared at 16
She came to me at 18
A revisit I simply adored
Like old friends
We held hands
And we strolled through life happy and carefree
Together, I wished for ever more
Her and just me
She left me at twenty
She came to me again at 27
So fulfilling and welcoming
We embraced the dark nights together
I now no longer needed to fight
She stayed
We sang our symphonies together, Our plights forgotten
She still held my hands
No more alone
She still whispered my name
In mysterious dark dreams
This beauty I speak of
From realms unseen
Some know her as Aphrodite
The Goddess of your Dreams
I simply knew her as Love
My beautiful Queen
We still met in ever-changing routines
We still stumbled and fell
But still, she stayed
And loved all that I am
Through Heavens elations and Hells unwelcomed relations
I met her at birth, this much she whispered
She looked deep into my eyes as I entered the world
She murmured my name as I begged for air
She told me a sacred truth
Love sees you no matter your gender
Status or skin
She always returns to lead you into or out of sin
Just open your heart
And she will always come in
I am now an old man
And as I lay on my bed
As I look at my life as I near the end
Love still is beside me as she looks in my eyes
She said
Love stays forever and never really dies
She stroked my hair and murmured like a seductress well-fed
She'll visit me in the skies and once more we'll be wed
Our love will last forever and the angels will sing
We'll dance forever in heavenly moonlight
As we take over Celestial's dance floor
She bowed, kissed and whispered into my ear
We are eternal
So of this life
Do not cry if it ends
We will embrace so soon
Once more again
For you are my lover and my eternal friend
And as my heart starts to fade and my heart loses its strength
Inside I soar
For I know we'll be reunited again
I met her in Life on the day of my birth
She followed my adventures here on this earth
In heaven, we will soon sing
So as I leave this old life
I feel blessed to have been married to Love
My spiritual wife
As I transfer to the angelic realms
I hope to see her still holding my hands
Still looking deep into my eyes
For we still share life's wedding bands
Be lucky like me
For true love never dies
This is the Ballad of a Lucky Man
A man married to Love for all of his life
A man proud to have embraced her and called her his wife
And as I leave this message for you to read
All I wish for you
Is a sip Loves seductive mead
For loves a beauty
Beyond trouble and strife
I hope she visits you throughout all of your life
Someone to hold through all of life's mysterious dark nights
Someone to embrace on Loves many beaches
Someone to just love you
And always leave you speechless
So here I am
As angels beckon me to leave
Just remember
Love will visit
You just have to believe
(C)
Copyright John Duffy
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